View Full Version : L.A. is number one again!


yamota
September 19th, 2007, 04:29 PM
In traffic congestion that is, according to the latest study by the Texas Transportation Institute. :nuts:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2007/09/were-still-1.html

L.A. retains its title as the region with the worst traffic delays, but the IE is catching up:

Los Angeles and Orange counties have retained their infamous reputation as the worst region in the country for traffic delays, but the Inland Empire and the Ventura area are rapidly catching up, according to a national study released today. Researchers at the Texas Transportation Institute found that motorists in Los Angeles and Orange counties wasted an average of 72 hours in rush-hour traffic in 2005. That's one day shy of two full work weeks a year and 20 hours more than in 1985. In Riverside and San Bernardino counties, drivers wasted an average of 49 hours stuck in peak-period congestion during 2005. But the increase in delays since 1985 -- a stunning 40 extra hours -- is twice what Los Angeles motorists experienced.

phattonez
September 19th, 2007, 06:20 PM
Adam Sandler is politicians. The other guy is us.

S_sYYteDjOs

We take it, and we don't do anything about it. Gotta love our traffic.

VZN
September 19th, 2007, 07:25 PM
I dunno about Ventura County (haven't lived out there in years) but I can vouch for the I.E. having shitty traffic. There was a point in tme where most freeways running through the I.E. were smooth for the most part during the majority of the day... now it has "downtimes" just like L.A.... sometimes it'll take you 45 minutes to get to a 20 min destination. :nuts:

LANative
September 19th, 2007, 07:30 PM
Nothing new L.A. has always been number one.

phattonez
September 19th, 2007, 07:43 PM
This is what happens with the American Dream. We all want a single-family home with a big yard and a car out in the suburbs with low crime. The only problem is that we have to go further and further out in order to get it. It's a nation-wide problem, not just in Los Angeles.

Westsidelife
September 19th, 2007, 09:42 PM
Nothing new L.A. has always been number one.

Yup. :yes: ;) :)

klamedia
September 19th, 2007, 10:45 PM
This is what you get when you want a sfh w/ a car parked out front in one of the largest urban areas in the world. Sorry, the density is too high and their isn't enough land to support this unrealisitic notion of a city. It was a notable experiment LA but the dream is swiftly ending.
LA......the petri dish for the world.